Hadith 33

moved towards him. He turned towards me. He said, ‘Where is the man from? ’ I said, ‘From Al-Ahwaz’. He said, ‘Do you know Ibn Al-Khazeyb at it? ’ I said, ‘May Allah-azwj have Mercy on him! He was called (by Allah-azwj), so he answered’. He said, ‘May Allah-azwj have Mercy on him, for he used to be fasting at daytime, and standing (for Salat) at night, and a reciter of the Quran, and a friend of ours. Do you know Ali Bin Mahziyar, at it? ’ I said, ‘I am Ali Bin Mahziyar’. He said, ‘Welcome and hello to you, O Abu Al-Hassan! Do you recognise the two shrines? ’ I said, ‘Yes’. He said, ‘And who is in them? ’ I said, ‘Muhammad-asws and Musa-asws’. He said, ‘And what have you done with the sign which is between you and Abu Muhammad-asws? ’ I said, ‘(It is) with me’. He said, ‘Bring it out to me’. I brought out to him an excellent ring. Upon its stone was (inscribed) ‘Muhammad’ and ‘Ali’. When he saw it, he cried a prolonged crying, and he was saying, ‘May Allah-azwj have Mercy on Abu Muhammad-asws! He-asws was a just Imam-asws, son-asws of the Imams-asws, father-asws of an Imam-ajfj. May Allah-azwj Settle you in the lofty Al-Firdows along with your-asws forefathers‑asws! ’
Then he said, ‘O Abu Al-Hassan! Go to your riding animal and be upon preparedness of the journey, until when a third from the night is gone, and two-thirds remain, then meet up with us, for you shall see your wishes (come true)’. Ibn Mahziyar said, ‘I left to go to my riding animal, prolonging the thoughtfulness, until when the time came, I stood up to my riding animal and corrected it, and I brought forward my riding animal and loaded it, and I got on to it, until I caught up with the youth. Over there, the youth said, ‘Welcome and hello, O Abu Al-Hassan! Beatitude be for you, for there is permission for you! ’
He travelled, and I travelled with his travelling, until he crossed over with me, Arafaat, and Mina, and I came to be in in the lower peak of Al-Taif. He said to me, ‘O Abu Al-Hassan! Descend and take in the preparation for the Salat’. He descended, and I descended until when he was free from his Salat and I was free (from mine). Then he said to me, ‘Take regarding Al-Fajr Salat and be brief’. I was brief regarding it, and performed Salaam, and he rolled his face in the dust, then he rode and instructed me with the riding. Then he travelled and I travelled with his travelling until he ascended the peak. He said, ‘Look around! Do you see anything? ’ I looked around, and I saw a picnic spot with a lot of grass and pasture. I said, ‘O my chief! I se